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History

US Government poison’s alcohol

by 53X11 on February 23, 2010

I am a student of and big fan of history, but Slate has a interesting story up about a part of US history I knew nothing about. During prohibition the US government had a program designed to taint industrial alcohol where it was lethal if consumed. This was designed to both discourage illegal [...]

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1950’s HDTV

by 53X11 on October 6, 2009

[H/T to Switched for this one]
Gizmodo has a really interesting story up about a HD TV that was developed and which worked in the 50’s. No way to connect your DVD player though. Full story here.

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Frau Schickelgruber

by 53X11 on September 30, 2009

It seems that the piece of skull long believed to have from Adolf Hitlers skull may actually be from a woman. BBC story heree. The Russians are debating the claim though, based on access records to the piece of skull in question. Telegraph story here.

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